About Erik Pukhayev
Born 1957. Erik Pukhayev is a politician.
Erik Georgiyevich Pukhayev (, ; born 5 May 1957) was the Prime Minister of South Ossetia from 2017 to 2020.
He studied at South Ossetian Pedagogical Institute from 1977 to 1982 and became Maths and Physics teacher. In 2005 he was nominated as director of Statistical Institute. From 2014 to 2017 he served as Vice-Prime Minister.
He is married and has 3 children.
Pukhayev resigned from the post of Prime Minister on August 29, during the crisis following the Murder of Inal Djabiev, where a suspect in police custody was tortured to death, resulting in thousand strong protests in Tskhinvali.
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Who is Erik Pukhayev?
Prime Minister of South Ossetia
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Erik Pukhayev was born on 5 May 1957 in Skhliti, Znaur District.
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Erik Pukhayev's recorded nationality: South Ossetia.
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